Party Structure

The Pacific Green Party of Oregon is a grassroots organization. Party decisions and actions arise primarily out of local communities of concern.

Typically, Green Party members organize a local chapter to focus on these concerns. Local chapters may span a portion of a city (Portland has two chapters), a city (Salem chapter), a county (Jackson and Lane are two examples), or multiple counties (Linn/Benton). Local chapters must have a minimum of five registered Greens to be recognized by the state Coordinating Committee.

Addressing statewide concerns is the responsibility of our State Coordinating Committee. This committee is composed of seven members elected to one and two year terms.

Our party is recognized under Oregon Election Law as a Minor Political Party. This means that we have the right to place Green candidates on the ballot for partisan offices, such as President, Senate, Congress, state House and Senate, various statewide offices (Governor, Secretary of State, Treasurer, etc).

We are affiliated with the Green Party of the United States, being recognized as the state-wide Green organization representing Oregon at the national party level. We are allowed three representatives, and are also represented by volunteers serving on various national committees.